Lawn rake



Nov, 22, 1927.

' H. J. L. CHINNECK LAWN BAKE Filed Allg. 25. 1925 WIT/Wwf l yPatented Non,

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Application, yinea august 26,5 1925; seriai nel 52,569. 5f

l he object of' invention iste providev a rake of durable and inexpensive construc tion. Y A further object is to provide such a rake having a sheet metal blade. y

Still a. further object is tc provide a -ralre oi' particular construction', which may 'be adjusted relative to the handle for peri'ormf Vwing nut 18 1s tightened on the screw 16.

ing a variety of operations. v

`With these and other objects in View, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement andcombination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out `in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: l

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my 1mproved rake.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 olf Figure 2. Y i y Figure 4L is a sectional View on the line ll-t of Figure 1.

Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views similar to Figure 4 showing the blade adjusted to `different positions.

Figure 7 is a sectional view on 7 7 of Figure 1; and

Figure 8 shows the relation of the parts of my rake when bundled for shipment.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral l() to indicate generally the back of my rake. Formed thereon and arranged at right anglesto the back 11 is the toothed portion 12.

The teeth 12 have depressions 13 formed on their longitudinal centers, which form reinforcements for them toprevent bending of the teeth when in use. The portion ll has a reinforcing bead 14.

I provide a handle 15 for my rake and a blade 10 which is attached thereto in the following manner: et screw 16 is secured in the end or the handle 15 as clearly shown in Figure e. The projecting end of the screw 16 is received in an opening 17 in the baclrlO and the line is screw-threaded to receive a Wingnut 18 for the purpose of retaining the back 10 on the handle 15.

I provide braces 19 for the back 10, and` are shouldered, as clearly shown in vFigure f M l 1,650,428

2," VThe enlarged `portion,21FiisrreceivedinV "if" a keyhole slot in the blade 10. This slot is clearly shown in Figure 3 andcomprises allarge `hole 22 and a slot-23.

\ The braces 19 are Adetachablyfsecured to the back 10 by the above described arrangement. The'heads 21b of therivets 21 are inserted through the openings 22, and the This causes the lower ends of the braces 19 to spread, and the portion 21a of the rivet` 21 enters the slot 23.

In the ordinary k,raking operations, the back 10 is adjusted to the'position shown in Figure 6; i

The rake ispirshed along the ground and the leaves are shoved into piles.

On a clipped or short grasslevel lawn this is the desirable position and use of the rake and the work can` be done more quickly than with an ordinary rake.

When used with the adjustmentshown in Figure 6, the rake can be used in the manner of a pitch fork for piling or handling leaves etc. The rake when `in this position of adjustment can also be used as a snow shovel, or for handling loose dirt and so on.

The blade can be turned over as in Figure `5,' and also beused as a rake. In either posi#` 'scraper or for shoving snow oil side walks,

etc., the blade is adjusted, as shown in Figures 5 or 6. f

' By the connecting ofthe parts together, my rake can be easily bundled in the manner shown in Figure 8. This is desirable for the conservation of space when shipping and so forth.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a rake having a variety of uses, and which can be durably and inexpensively manuiactured' by forming itk from sheet metal.

Some changesmaybe made in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of my invention, withoutv departing -from the real spirit and purpose of my in vention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim, any modiied forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope. `I claim as my invention:

, In alawn rake ofthe kind described, a

a fis 1 f rake having a back in the form of a substantially flat strip anda toothed ortion projecting therefrom at substantia ly right angles thereto, said back having longitudinal- 5 ly spaced bayonet slots with their narrow Bortionsiarthest apart and having a hole tween said bayonet slots, a handle having u beveled end adapted to rest against the back of said rake on either side thereof, a 10 pair of braces detachably secured to said handle at a point spaced from its end adjacent to the rack and diverging from said handle and terminating in feet adapted to rest against the back of the rake, said feet beingv provided with shouldered members adapted to be received in said slots, a threaded member projecting from the beveled end of said handle, and a nut for coacting with said threaded member.

HERBERT J. L. CHINNECK. 

